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The Automobile at Rest: Toward Better Parking Policies in the Delaware Valley presents an overview of parking policies and requirements in the Delaware Valley region, along with strategies for managing and designing parking better. Each of the region's 353 municipalities set their own parking requirements within their municipal zoning ordinance, usually based on national standards from the Institute……

This Long-Range Vision for Transit highlights the potential benefits of an improved transit network to the DVRPC region in the coming decades. The region's current transit assets already represent a significant competitive advantage amid rising energy costs and concerns about climate change. That said, the region is not yet one in which transit can be taken for granted by passengers throughout the……

Each fiscal year, DVRPC is responsible for issuing an annual report that summarizes the programs and projects that comprise the annual planning work program. This Annual Report features highlights of the Commission's many programs, a message from the Executive Director and Board Chair, a listing of Board members and committees, a financial summary, and unique characteristics of each county and major……

The evaluations summarized in this report were performed in support of PennDOT's statewide effort to promote the establishment of formal access management ordinances for state and local highways. A case study of Durham Road (PA 413), between PA 232 and the Newtown Bypass, was conducted and a conceptual plan prepared for a segment of Durham Road as a tangible illustration of the benefits of planning……

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) document includes (1) a description of the TIP public involvement process, including how DVRPC has met the requirements of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, (2) copies of the comments received by both DVRPC member agencies and the public, (3) agency responses to the public comments, and (4) documentation relating to the public outreach.

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) document contains a listing of all transit, highway, bridge, bicycle, pedestrian, and multimodal projects in the Pennsylvania Subregion which will seek federal funding in fiscal years 2009 to 2012. This volume also contains the following two appendices: (a) Financial Guidance used in developing the program, (b) documentation on the air quality conformity……

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) document contains a listing of all transit, highway, bridge, bicycle, pedestrian, and multimodal projects in the New Jersey Subregion which will seek federal funding in fiscal years 2009 to 2012. This volume also contains the following two appendices: (a) Financial Guidance used in developing the program, (b) documentation on the air quality conformity finding,……

This report details the campaign development implementation of Classic Towns of Greater Philadelphia. In 2008, DVRPC announced the inaugural group of Classic Towns. This report details the market research, data review, and Website development. Recommendations include media purchases, public relations tasks, and staff follow-up. In addition, information on the types of market research conducted……

The overall goal of this project is to foster communication, coordination and consistency between the goals and policies of the regional land use and transportation plans and economic development strategies among economic development and planning agency staff in southeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Berks, Mercer, Camden, Burlington……

This technical report compiles aircraft operations estimates for five non-towered Airports in the Delaware Valley Region. Eight acoustic counts were taken between June 2007 and March 2008, each sample extended over the period of one week. The samples were extrapolated over the entire year and produced the results presented in this report. Results are used by multiple sources to monitor activity levels……